Washington: The Navy SEAL who says he shot and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been identified as Rob O'Neill, according to Daily Mail.
US network Fox News had been promoting an exclusive interview with the soldier who shot Bin Laden during a raid on his Pakistan compound on May 11, 2011.
But after the identity of Rob O'Neill was revealed it seems the Daily Mail Online has spoiled Fox's party.
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Rob O'Neill, the SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden. (Photo: Twitter)
In an "exclusive" report, the Mail has named Mr O'Neill, 38, as the man who, by his account, shot Bin Laden thrice at close range during the raid.
The Mail has quoted Mr O'Neill's father, Tom, saying: "People are asking if we are worried that ISIS will come and get us because Rob is going public. I say I'll paint a big target on my front door and say come and get us."
According to the report, Rob O'Neill is a highly-decorated veteran, who was prompted to speak out after he lost military benefits when he left the SEALs after 16 years of service, rather than completing the full 20 years of service.
He was deployed on more than a dozen tours of active combat, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, and was decorated 52 times. He has reportedly been portrayed on screen in Hollywood blockbusters Zero Dark Thirty, Captain Phillips and Lone Survivor.
